Posts About "Darryl Sittler"
Darryl Sittler - Toronto Maple Leafs Legend
November 25th, 2017 Darryl Sittler, the most popular player in Toronto Maple Leafs history, captured the imagination of hockey fans everywhere. In his 15-year NHL career, he scored 484 goals, 637 assists, and 1,121 points in the regular season. And although he scored another 29 goals in the playoffs, his most famous tally came in overtime against...
London Knights' History of First-Round NHL Talent
March 16th, 2017 They seem to be among the best in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and Canadian Hockey League (CHL) on a yearly basis. Even after losing arguably their three best offensive players prior to the 2016-17 season, the OHL’s London Knights are destined for the playoffs once again. Part of that is the development of their players - the...
Then and Now: The Maple Leafs All-Time Centres
March 14th, 2017 From time to time The Hockey Writers' editors look back on old articles that generated some buzz. Today, Mar. 14, marks the 35th anniversary of Hockey Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs history, we're re-publishing this great piece by Andrew Forbes recounting the best centres in...
Worst Toronto Maple Leafs Trades
February 25th, 2017 With the trade deadline less than a week away we wanted to share another one of the many great trade-related articles from The Hockey Writers Archives -- this time we're re-hashing some of the Toronto Maple Leafs worst trades in the last half-century. Written by former THW contributor Devin Slawson and originally published on...
The Toronto Maple Leafs & the NHL Record Book
February 7th, 2017 On this date, Feb. 7, 1976, Toronto Maple Leafs Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler set an NHL record with 10 points in one game -- he scored six goals and added four assists in an 11-4 Toronto win over Boston, at Maple Leaf Garden. To honour that performance we thought it would be appropriate to re-publish this great compilation of NHL...
Former Leaf Darryl Sittler Joins Canada's Walk of Fame
August 23rd, 2016 One of the more recognizable Leafs of all-time will get a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame. It was announced on Tuesday that former Toronto captain and St. Jacobs, Ontario native Darryl Sittler would be joining journalist and fashion entrepreneur Jeanne Beker, musician Corey Hart, filmmaker Deepa Mehta and director Al Waxman as the 2016...